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‘Disgusting slap in the face’: California governor slams judge as assault rifles ban overturned
Gavin Newsom responds after Judge Roger Benitez compares AR-15s to Swiss army knives ‘good for both home and battle’
Newsom issued his stinging statement late on Friday after Roger Benitez, a district judge in San Diego appointed by George W Bush, ruled that the state was unlawfully depriving law-abiding Californians of weapons allowed under US supreme court rulings, denying their right to bear arms.
“Under no level of heightened scrutiny can the law survive,” Benitez wrote, issuing a permanent injunction stayed for 30 days. The California attorney general, Rob Bonta, called Benitez’s ruling flawed and said it would be appealed.
Blackeagle,
You need to change your topic header to: "Federal judge overturns California's ban on assault weapons and likens AR-15 to Swiss Army knife".
To wit:
"Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment. Good for both home and battle, the AR-15 is the kind of versatile gun that lies at the intersection of the kinds of firearms protected under District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) and United States v Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939). Yet, the State of California makes it a crime to have an AR15 type rifle. Therefore, this Court declares the California statutes to be unconstitutional. "
You can bet it's headed to the 9th Circuit. If the Ninth Circuit overturns the judge's decision( which is rather well thought out, go read the entire decision here), then I'd bet a case of beer that it's heading to SCOTUS eventually.
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